Space Between Us

Chapter 73 (Her Return)

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"Where did you find him?" Tanong ni Reiko habang tinitignan ang bugbog sarado na si Merek. He tried to flee when he heard what happened to his brother, but it's all too late since a lot of Reiko's men are around.

Nag suot uli ng gloves si Reiko bago lumapit kay Merek. Sinabunutan niya ito para iangat ang ulo. "Nice try running" He greets him.

"Do you think I will let you run?" Reiko then slap his face so hard that send him to the ground.

He step on to Merek's bruise and put pressure to it. "Out of all of your family, you're the one who made so much mess" Mas diniinan pa ni Reiko ang pagkakatapak sa sugat ni Merek kaya nagiingay ito sa sakit.

"Argh!" Pilipit ni Merek.

"I like your conviction though" He stop for a while and use the tip of his shoes to lift Merek's chin. "Willing to sacrifice Lady Cynthra just to kill the Empress"

Nanlaki ang mata ni Merek sa sinabi ng Emperor. "I-I don't know what you're t-talking about" He answered.

Reiko step on to his mouth. "Don't play stupid at me, you're the one I've been keeping an eye" So sobrang inis ni Reiko ay pinakain niya kay Merek ang suot niyang sapatos, may mga ilang ngipin din ang nag-tanggalan dahil sa ginawa niya.

"I'll tear your proud family into oblivion" Tumingin siya sa mga Knights sa likod. "Bring him with the others" Speros and Zogofros bowed their head and pick up Merek on the ground.

Naunang naglalakad si Reiko habang nakasunod ang dalawa na hatak-hatak si Merek.

Pumasok sila sa isang bakanteng kwarto, nauna siyang pumasok kasunod si Merek. Nag hintay ang dalawa ng ilang minuto bago dumating si Klaus at si Cynthra.

Nanlaki ang mata ni Klaus pagkatapos makita ang duguang mukha ni Merek. He has the same injury but the bloods all dried up.

"Just kill us! Stop playing with us!" Sigaw ni Klaus kay Reiko pagkaupo nila sa sahig.

"Don't be boring Klaus, I know you also wanted some answers" Sagot ni Reiko sabay tingin kay Merek, iniwasan naman siya nito ng tingin.

Tahimik na naghihintay si Reiko para mag salita siya. "Merek should I let you or make you talk? You have something to confess to your brother right?"

Tumingin si Klaus sa kapatid pero iniwasan din ito ni Merek. Hindi na tuloy maintindihan ng dalawa ang nangyayari, kahit si Lady Cynthra ay hindi rin alam ang gagawin.

"He's crazy!" Sabi ni Cynthra sa sarili habang pinipilit alisin ang lock sa kamay.

"Merek? Are you scared now? You should have thought about it before putting the poison" Reiko tried to tease everyone, you can see the spark on his eyes when confusion started to fill everyone.

Nag hintay uli ng ilang minuto si Reiko at hindi na siya natutuwa. He stood up on his chair and drag Lady Cynthra to him. "Merek start talking before I send your niece first!"

He threatens them using a knife on Lady Cynthra's neck and when Reiko noticed that Merek wouldn't budge, he stab the neck of Cynthra using the tip only.

"Cynthra! Merek what are you doing?!" Nag simula ng magalit si Klaus kay Merek na ikinatuwa ni Reiko. This is what he wanted to do.

"You need to convince him more Klaus, because if Cynthra's gone he had nothing to worry about" Panga-asar pa uli ni Reiko sa dalawa, nalipat ang mata niya nang maramdamn ni Reiko ang paglilikot ni Cynthra sa pagkakahawak niya.